Bachelardette Tells It Like It Is

'The expected contribution for college is far less than that for childcare programs. A family at the state median income would only be required to pay 10 percent of their income on college expenses. That same family would have to pay 36 percent of their gross income to secure private childcare.' 'If a woman making $50,000 per year whose husband makes $100,000 decides to have a baby, and the cost of a full-time nanny is $30,000, the couple reason that, after paying 40 percent in taxes, she makes $30,000, just enough to pay the nanny. So she might as well stay home. This totally ignores that both adults are in the enterprise together and the demonstrable future loss of income, power, and security for the woman who quits. Instead, calculate that all parents make a total of $150,000 and take home $90,000. After paying a full-time nanny, they have $60,000 left to live on.'
Nope, sorry. In a market where a starter house costs over 400k, a feminism that instructs a woman with a family to work harder for less money (on top of not getting to enjoy your very young kids) is just never going to get very far. The older I get, the less politics -- any politics -- speaks to my condition.
(When progressives march for a 35-hr work week for both men and women -- call me.)"